A flustered mother of four preschool children, all clamoring for her attention, remarks "One at a time, please! I only have so much attention to go around." The mother's statement exemplifies which of the following?
a) Attention as a mental resourc
b) Attention as an automatic process
c) Attention as selective filtering
d) Attention as reflexive arousal
A
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According to psychologist John Holland's research, the greater the correspondence between career choices and __________, the happier people will be with their career choice.
A. relationship responsibilities B. f birth order C. genetic predispositions D. personality traits
The ancient experiences contained in the collective unconscious are manifested by recurring themes or patterns which Jung called archetypes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In an experiment, manipulation of the independent variable requires ____
a. creating one treatment condition defined by one level of the independent variable b. creating at least two treatment conditions defined by two different levels of theindependent variable c. creating at least three treatment conditions defined by three different levels of theindependent variable d. measuring two separate variables to determine how they are related
Kenny and Stanley have a big English exam coming up soon. To encourage him to study, Kenny's mom promises him he can watch ten minutes of cartoons for every hour he spends studying. Stanley's mom tells him that he can spend ten minutes reading Crime and Punishment for every hour he studies. Both boys study for more than ten hours and get As on the exam. Which of the following theories best explains the fact that both students spent a great deal of time studying in spite of the fact that they were rewarded so differently?
A. Incentive theory B. Opponent-process theory C. Drive reduction theory D. Arousal theory